diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 51f284b9..2e4f7012 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-eventlet>=0.33.3
+eventlet>=0.33.3 # related to dnspython fixes
 feedgen~=0.9
 flask-compress
 flask-login~=0.6
 flask-paginate
 flask_expects_json~=1.7
 flask_restful
-flask_wtf
+flask_wtf~=1.2
 flask~=2.3
 inscriptis~=2.2
 pytz
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ chardet>2.3.0
 wtforms~=3.0
 jsonpath-ng~=1.5.3
 
-dnspython~=2.4
+dnspython~=2.4 # related to eventlet fixes
 
 # jq not available on Windows so must be installed manually